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About Leland Meitzler

Leland K. Meitzler founded Heritage Quest in 1985, and has worked as Managing Editor of both Heritage Quest Magazine and The Genealogical Helper. He currently operates Family Roots Publishing Company (www.FamilyRootsPublishing.com), writes daily at GenealogyBlog.com, writes the weekly Genealogy Newsline, conducts the annual Salt Lake Christmas Tour to the Family History Library, and speaks nationally, having given over 2000 lectures since 1983.

Dr. George A. Jones to Receive the Outstanding Achievement Award From the Western North Carolina Historical Assn.

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Leland Meitzler — 1 Comment ↓

Hendersonville NC – The WNC Historical Association will present its Outstanding Achievement Award to Dr. George A. Jones at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Henderson County Genealogical and Historical Society’s monthly meeting at 400 N. Main St. in Hendersonville. WNCHA Continue reading Dr. George A. Jones to Receive the Outstanding Achievement Award From the Western North Carolina Historical Assn.→

Memorial Groundbreaking for Japanese Americans Interned from Bainbridge Island

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Having been a Washington State native and resident for 40 years, I’ve written numerous times about the Executive Order 9066, which imprisoned 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry (most American citizens) during World War II. We had family friends that got Continue reading Memorial Groundbreaking for Japanese Americans Interned from Bainbridge Island→

The Lake Helen Historical Society Museum Opens

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

LAKE HELEN [Florida] – With more than 120 years under its belt, Lake Helen has a rich history. Aside from the 71 historic buildings that comprise the city’s historic district, though, much of its past has been tucked away in Continue reading The Lake Helen Historical Society Museum Opens→

Kate Middleton’s Convict Ancestor, Edward Thomas Glassborow

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It looks like Claudia Joseph’s new biography of Kate Middleton, Kate: Kate Middleton – Princess in Waiting, points out that her 3rd great grandfather spent some time in 1881 in the Hollaway Prison in London. It isn’t known what he Continue reading Kate Middleton’s Convict Ancestor, Edward Thomas Glassborow→

Los Angeles, Declarations of Intent – Oct. 4, 1906-Feb 3, 1916

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The following news release was written by SCGS staff: The Southern California Genealogical Society is proud to announce the publication of four new volumes in its Immigration and Naturalization Series. The following publications are now available for purchase in softbound Continue reading Los Angeles, Declarations of Intent – Oct. 4, 1906-Feb 3, 1916→

Give Us a Break…

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

I had the privilege to be asked to speak at a genealogy fair this weekend, and presented two lectures – speaking on State Censuses & Census Substitutes, as well as Brick Walls. I had a delightful time. The people were Continue reading Give Us a Break…→

The Irish Times, 1859-2009 – Digital Archive Available FREE through April 5

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Leland Meitzler — 1 Comment ↓

The Irish Times is celebrating their 150th year in circulation by opening up free public access to the newspaper’s digital archives. The Archives goes all the way back to March 29, 1859. Note that the free access won’t last long, Continue reading The Irish Times, 1859-2009 – Digital Archive Available FREE through April 5→

Old Records Discovered at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron, Ohio

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

You never know what you might find when you clean out the closet. It seems that the Rev. Mary Moore at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron, Ohio was doing just that when she came across an old metal box Continue reading Old Records Discovered at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron, Ohio→

Muncie, Indiana, Hopes to Rent the Local History and Genealogy Center After Closing

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

MUNCIE [Indiana] – When the Local History and Genealogy Center closes this summer, Muncie Public Library hopes to rent the downtown building, the newest of all the Muncie library facilities. The center – at 210 S. Jefferson St., just behind Continue reading Muncie, Indiana, Hopes to Rent the Local History and Genealogy Center After Closing→

Records of Greenbush, Rensselaer County, NY 1796-1802 Located

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Leland Meitzler — 1 Comment ↓

You never know what you might find when digging through that old stuff in the basement. It seems that Lee Traver found the meeting records for the Town of Greenbush, Rensselaer, County, New York, dating from 1796 to 1802. This Continue reading Records of Greenbush, Rensselaer County, NY 1796-1802 Located→

Looking for a Greene County, New York, Historian

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

Greene County, New York, is in the process of doing a search for an historian to take the place of the late Raymond Beecher. Following is a taser from an article by Melanie Lekocevic in the March 26, 2009 edition Continue reading Looking for a Greene County, New York, Historian→

Maricopa County, Arizona Vital Records Go Up in Cost

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

The Maricopa County (Phoenix is the big place down there) Department of Public Health announced today that its vital registration office will raise fees for copies of certificates beginning April 1. Birth & death certificates will increase from $10 to Continue reading Maricopa County, Arizona Vital Records Go Up in Cost→

Black Historian, Dr. John Hope Franklin, Dead at 94

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RALEIGH, N.C. – Dr. John Hope Franklin, who chronicled the South and gave definition to the African-American experience, died Wednesday of congestive heart failure. He was 94. Franklin was considered one of the most influential historians of the 20th century. Continue reading Black Historian, Dr. John Hope Franklin, Dead at 94→

The Genealogy Room in the Jessie-Peterman Memorial Library in Floyd Virginia is Open

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

The hard work of doing genealogy just got a little easier. A new genealogy room at the Jessie Peterman Memorial Library in Floyd [Virginia] has been opened. The hard work of doing genealogy just got a little easier. A new Continue reading The Genealogy Room in the Jessie-Peterman Memorial Library in Floyd Virginia is Open→

Genetic Discrimination is a Fact in Some Countries

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Leland Meitzler — No Comments ↓

According to an article by Ozlem Susler, in the March 27, 2009 edition of ScienceAlert, genetic discrimination is already a fact in Australia. Unlike the United States, where the “Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act” was enacted in 2008, Australia currently has Continue reading Genetic Discrimination is a Fact in Some Countries→